closet of ease

短语

词形变化

closets of ease 复数 closets of ease

别名

closet

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.

    委婉 废旧

词源

From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”) and to distinguish the sense from other uses of closet (“a small, private room and [obs.] a small, private outdoor space”).

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